Service for Stakeholder and Citizen Engagement activities and
Consultation

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods
and/or services
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 


Request for Information 
Stakeholder and Citizen Engagement and Consultation Activities 
1. Background and Purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) 
2. Nature of Request for Information (RFI) 
3. Contents of this RFI
4. Nature and Format of Responses Requested 
5. Response Costs 
6. Treatment of Responses
7. Enquiries 
8. Submission of Responses
9. Question to Industry
10. Proposed Request for Standing Offer document

1.	Background and Purpose of this Request for Information (RFI)

The purpose of this RFI is to provide an opportunity for those
interested, to provide information that the Government of Canada
(GC) should be aware of when developing a requirement related to
the development, planning and implementation of Standing Offers
for in-person and/or online stakeholder and citizen engagement
and consultation activities, on an as-and-when-required basis. 

	
2.	Nature of Request for Information (RFI)

This is not a bid solicitation. This RFI will not result in the
award of any contract. As a result, 	potential supplier of any
good or services described in this RFI should not reserve stock
or facilities, nor allocate resources, as a result of any
information contained in this RFI. Nor will this RFI result in
the creation on any source list. Therefore, whether or not any
potential supplier responds to this RFI will not preclude that
supplier from participating in any future procurement. Also, the
procurement of any of the goods and services described in this
RFI will not necessarily follow this RFI. This RFI is simply
intended to solicit feedback from industry with respect to the
matter described in this RFI.


3.	Contents of this RFI

1. This RFI contains a draft Request for Standing Offer. This
document remains a work in progress and respondent should not
assume that new clauses or requirements will not be added to any
bid solicitation that is ultimately published by Canada. Nor
should respondents assume that none of the clauses or
requirements will be deleted or revised. Comments regarding any
aspect of the draft document are welcome. 

This RFI also contains specific questions addressed to the
industry


4.	Nature and Format of Responses Requested

Respondents are requested to provide their comments, concerns
and, where applicable, alternative recommendations regarding how
the requirements or objectives described in this RFI could be
satisfied. Respondents are also invited to provide comments
regarding the content, format and/or organization of any draft
documents included in this RFI. Respondents should explain any
assumptions they make in their responses. 


5.	Response Costs

Canada will not reimburse any respondent for expenses incurred
in responding to this RFI.


6.	Treatment of Responses

Use of Responses: Responses will not be formally evaluated.
However, the responses received may be used by Canada to develop
or modify procurement strategies or any draft documents
contained in this RFI. Canada will review responses received
after the RFI closing date.

Review Team: A review team composed of representatives of PWGSC
and, possibly, other government departments, review the
responses. Canada reserves the right to hire any independent, or
use any Government resources that it considers necessary to
review any response. Not all members of the review team will
necessarily review all responses.

Confidentiality: Respondents should mark any portions of their
response that they consider proprietary or confidential. Canada
will handle the responses in accordance with the Access to
Information Act.

Follow-up Activity: Canada may, at its discretion, contact any
respondents to follow up with additional question or for
clarification of any aspect of a response.


7. 	Enquiries

Because this is not a bid solicitation, Canada will not
necessarily respond to enquires in writing or by circulating
answer to all potential suppliers. However, respondents with
questions regarding this RFI may direct their enquiries to :

Contracting Authority: Karine Gervais

E-mail Address:	 karine.gervais@tpsgc.pwgsc.gc.ca

Telephone: (613) 998-7752


8.	Submission of Responses

(a) Time and Place for Submission of Responses: Respondents
should send responses 		electronically via e-mail to the
Contracting Authority's address identified herein by the date
		specified on the front pages of the RFI.

(b) Responsibility for Timely Delivery: Each respondent is
solely responsible for ensuring its 		responses is delivered on
time to the correct location.

(c) Identification of Response: Each respondent should ensure
that its name and return 		address, the solicitation number and
the closing date appear legibly on the response.


9. 	Question to Industry

Solution for Stream A
1. Are there requirements and/or services listed in the
Statement of Work that you could not meet or would be very
difficult to meet? 

If so, which ones?  

If you responded yes, can you propose a solution(s) that would
make the requirements and/or services more feasible to meet? 

2. Are you able to provide the services outlined in the
Statement of Work (SOW) while complying to all GC specifications
and standards as identified in section A2.2. of the SOW?
		
Solution for Stream B
3. Are there requirements and/or services listed that you could
not meet or would be very difficult to meet? 
If so, which ones? 
		
If you responded yes, can you propose a solution(s) that would
make the requirements and/or services more feasible to meet?

4. Are you able to provide the services outlined in the SOW
while complying to all GC specifications and standards as
identified in section A3.2. of the SOW?

5. Are you able to provide the following information and meet
the mandatory criteria D1.B3?For Mandatory Criteria D1.B3, The
Offeror must demonstrate its ability to comply with GC Web
Standards in the development of an online consultation by
submitting one (1) of the following with the source codes:
Two (2) pages of an existing online consultation; or 
develop a two (2) page online consultation project. 

The web pages submitted must meet all WGAC success criteria as
described at:
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ws-nw/wa-aw/wa-aw-assess-methd-eng.asp

NOTE: The pages will be tested and validated to confirm the
bidder's ability to comply to web standards. If the offeror does
not meet this mandatory requirement, the bid will be considered
non-compliant.
		
Pricing	
6. Are the categories of services listed in Annex "B" - Basis of
Payment appropriate with the services to be delivered? If not, 
can you propose a solution?

7. Are the individual call-up limits against the Standing
Offers, $300,000 (excluding GST/HST), represent the industry
practices? 
		
Product support and services
8.Would you be interested in responding to a Request for
Standing Offer that includes the variety of services included in
this RFI? 

Would you submit a bid when the Request for Standing Offer is
issued?

Other questions or comments


10. Proposed Request for Standing Offer document
Please see attached

	
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.